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What city is the best for you?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Band Geek Mobster, Jun 6, 2001.

  1. SamCassell

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    Well, I'm pretty happy with my list:

    (1) Honolulu
    (2) Jacksonville, FL
    (3) Little Rock
    (4) Houston
    (5) Orlando
    (6) Vegas
    (7) Virginia Beach
    (8) Tulsa
    (9) Norfolk, VA
    (10) Seattle
    (11) Sacramento
    (12) Cincinnati

    Who wouldn't want to live in Hawaii (if they could afford it)?

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  2. mrpaige

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    My Uncle Dub moved to Hawaii after he sold his oil company and retired. He liked it for a while, but he got bored and moved back to Dallas after a few years.



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  3. SamCassell

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    He liked it for a while, but he got bored and moved back to Dallas after a few years.


    I guess a man can only stand so much poi.


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  4. TheFreak

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    Norfolk, Va
    Charlotte, NC
    Oklahoma City, OK
    Tulsa, OK
    Wilmington, DE
    Louisville, KY
    St. Louis, MO
    Richmond, VA
    Chesapeake/Virginia Beach, VA
    Cincinnati, OH
    Nashville, TN
    El Paso, TX
     
  5. Jeff

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    I noticed that too. [​IMG]

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  6. Curly

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    1. Atlantic Beach/Morehead NC
    2. Paris TN
    3. Morgantown NC
    4. Hopkinsville KY
    5. Wimberly TX
    6. Deland FL
    7. Crystal River FL
    8. Mount Dora FL
    9. Guntersville AL
    10. Gainesville FL
    11. Edenton NC
    12. Marble Falls TX


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  7. Steve_Francis_rules

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    My top six included:
    Tucson, AZ (where I'm going to college in a year)
    Phoenix, AZ
    Seattle, WA
    Tulsa, OK

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  8. vj23k

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    1. New Haven Connecticutt

    2. Boston, Massachusetts

    3. Providence, Rhode Island

    4. Hartford, Connecticutt

    5. Little Rock, Arkansas

    6. New Orleans, Lousiana

    7. Chicago, Illinois

    8. D.C.

    9. Portland, Oregon

    10. San Diego, California

    Interesting, since the only places I could see myself in are Chicago, DC(First Choice ouf of this list), Boston, Providence, and San Diego.

    Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, not even in the top 24! Even though I love all of these cities, they probably factored in weather more than alot of other things, and I said I can take a cold winter better than I can take a hot summer. I also said I hated humidity.




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  9. haven

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    Top 15:

    Eurgene, OR

    Danbury, CT

    Corvallis, OR

    Hartford, CT

    Providence, RI

    Worcestor, MA (ewww!)

    Medford, OR

    Salem, OR

    New Haven, CT (ewww!)

    Fayetteville, AR

    Boston, MA (well, I like it here)

    Portland, OR

    New Orleans, LA

    Little Rock, AR

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  10. heypartner

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    as an experiment, I answered neutral to everything to see where the middle of the road is in America. Funny how 5 of them describe themselves as right in the middle or in between.

    It seems to me Oregon wins as the middle road state.

    <ul>[*]Palm Springs, California
    [*]Oshkosh/Appleton/Neenah, Wisconsin
    [*]Eugene, Oregon
    [*]Bend, Oregon
    [*]Gaithersburg, Maryland
    [*]Alexandria, Louisiana The Crossroads of Louisiana
    [*]Corvallis, Oregon Heart of the Willamette Valley
    [*]Madison, Wisconsin
    [*]Carson City, Nevada
    [*]Henderson, Nevada
    [*]Chico, California
    [*]Frederick, Maryland
    [*]Salem, Oregon The Heart of Oregon
    [*]Reno, Nevada
    [*]Medford, Oregon Gateway to the Pacific Northwest
    [*]Worcester, Massachusetts The Heart of the Commonwealth[/list]

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  11. rock

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    Little Rock
    Tulsa
    Hattiesburg
    Clarksville
    Shreveport
    Greenville
    Jackson
    Oklahoma City
    Louisville
    Chattanooga
    Jacksonville
    Nashville




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  12. davo

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    The things I answered "Strongly Agree" to where:-

    - near the beach
    - pro/college sports teams
    - big city & amenities
    - major airport nearby
    - warm weather

    My top city? El Paso!

    Guess it places a lot of emphasis on the weather.

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  13. The Cat

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    I had a feeling what would be my top city before I took this, and I was right.

    My top 6:

    Nashville, Tennessee
    Richmond, Virginia
    Charlotte, North Carolina
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Norfolk, Virginia
    Tulsa, Oklahoma (not sure how I got this)


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  14. Baqui99

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    Seattle, Was
    Tulsa, OK
    Cincinnati, OH
    Tacoma, Was
    Greenville, SC
    Bellingham, Was
    Kent, Was
    Asheville, NC
    St. George, UT
    Norfolk, Va
    Colorado Springs, Co

    Notice a trend....all mountain cities (except Tulsa...what the hell is that all about?)

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  15. JuanValdez

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    I answered once for my wife (who wants to live in New England) and once for myself (who made her move to Houston). My nortern-most city was Hampton, VA. Her southernmost was Long Island, NY.

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  16. Isabel

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    1. Houston!!!!! (Woo hoo! Clutch City, Texas!)
    2. Bradenton, FL (never heard of it. Says it's the home of Tropicana Orange Juice)
    3. Daytona Beach, FL (not bad, but haven't seen past the tourist part)
    4. El Paso, TX (OK but too far from the coast or my family)
    5. Augusta, GA (I know nothing about it)
    6. Memphis, TN (I grew up there, and complained about it for all but the last few years. My parents will think this is funny.)
    7. Corpus Christi, TX (where I dream of living, second to Houston)
    8. Gainesville, FL (wow, my birthplace made it too!)
    9. Orlando, FL (don't think so, too commercialized)
    10. Galveston, TX (I'd take that in a minute!)
    11. Hattiesburg, MS (don't think so; remind me to tell you the inbreeding story)
    12. Jackson, MS (I have family there... OK but a little too "Old South" for me)
    13. Jacksonville, FL (sounds OK but a friend hated it)
    14. Port Arthur, TX (kind of small?)
    15. St. Petersburg, FL (I liked it when I saw it, a while back)
    16. McAllen, TX (the Valley is kind of hot, but cheap)
    17. Biloxi/Gulfport, MS (that's an ugly beach)
    18. Savannah, GA (don't know much about it)
    19. Brownsville, TX (see McAllen)
    20. Kissimmee/St.Cloud (I'm not ready to retire yet!!)
    21. Fort Worth, TX (OK but too close to Dallas [​IMG] )
    22. Lakeland/Winter Haven, FL (never heard of)
    23. Dothan, AL (small isn't it?)
    24. Louisville, KY (never been there)

    I must be a beach bum. [​IMG]

    Most of the cities I've known and loved made the list, except for Huntsville, AL. Don't know why it's not there.

    And you will see NO Austin in there anywhere. [​IMG]

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  17. DarkHorse

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    Yeah! I scored!!!

    1. Houston, TX
    2. El Paso, TX
    3. Tampa, FL
    4. Jacksonville, FL
    5. Memphis, TN
    6. Oklahoma, OK

    7. Orlando, FL
    8. Austin, TX
    9. Dallas, TX
    10. Miami, FL
    11. Louisville, KY
    12. Tulsa, OK

    13. San Antonio, TX
    14. Fort Worth, TX
    15. Nashville, TN
    16. Atlanta, GA
    17. Birmingham, AL
    18. Seattle, WA

    19. Phoenix, AZ
    20. Brownsville, TX
    21. McAllen, TX
    22. Colorado Springs, CO
    23. Kissimmee/St. Cloud, FL
    24. Fort Pierce, FL

    Not bad...

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  18. ZRB

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    Looks like I'm where I should be.


    1. Seattle, Washington (If the water was warm...)
    2. Portland, Oregon
    3. Boston, Massachusetts
    4. New Haven, Connecticut
    5. Hartford, Connecticut
    6. Providence, Rhode Island
    7. Honolulu, Hawaii (Ohh yeahhhh)
    8. Carlisle, Pennsylvania
    9. Long Island, New York
    10. Jacksonville, Florida
    11. Eugene, Oregon
    12. New Orleans, Louisiana
    13. Corvallis, Oregon
    14. Little Rock, Arkansas (I love Clinton)
    15. Las Vegas, Nevada
    16. Sacramento, California
    17. Rochester, New York
    18. New York City, New York
    19. Tacoma, Washington
    20. Kent, Washington (I actually live here)
    21. San Jose, California
    22. Albuquerque, New Mexico
    23. Bellingham, Washington
    24. Orlando, Florida

    Funny, I live right between my top two cities.




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  19. AJ22

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    1.Norfolk, Virgina
    2.Richmond, Virgina
    3.Charlotte, N. Carolina
    4.Greenville, S. Carolina
    5.Hickory, N. Carolina
    6.Nashville, Tennessee
    7.Tulsa, Ok
    8.Oklahoma City, Ok
    9.Virgina Beach, Virginia
    10.Hampton, Virginia
    11.Chattanooga, Tenn.
    12. Stoney Creek, N. Carolina
    Houston came in 23rd.
    Had my wife take it & D/FW came up 9th for her. Oh man, that really sucks. By the way mrpaige I noticed that the population was higher for Houston than Dallas. Just having fun here. mrpaige do you work in Arlington?

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  20. mrpaige

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    Since they separated Dallas and Fort Worth (which the counts of the MSA don't do) it made the Dallas number smaller than the official MSA population. I'm not sure they included Galveston as part of Houston, either (even though Galveston is part of the Houston MSA).

    And since I am self-employed, I do work in Arlington - out of my home.

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